Arctic And Antarctic Museum
The Russian State Arctic and Antarctic Museum (Russian: Российский государственный музей Арктики и Антарктики) is a museum in St. Petersburg, Russia. It was established in November 1930 as part of the Soviet Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute, but was not opened until six years later.
The museum is located in Avraam Melnikov's Neoclassical church from the 1820s and remains the largest museum dedicated to polar exploration in the world. The current director of the museum is Victor Boyarsky.
See also
References
- ^ "General Information". Archived from the original on 2007-12-26. Retrieved 2007-12-07.
- ^ Russian State Museum of Arctic and Antarctic Archived December 11, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Vicaar » Dr. Victor Boyarsky". Archived from the original on 2013-11-22. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
External links
- Arctic and Antarctic Museum - official site
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